A Day in the Life: Recent Episodes
UCL Surgical Society
Poppy and Amisha (two medical students) interview surgeons, doctors and other healthcare professionals. We delve into the daily lives of these amazing people and gain a real insight into what a career in healthcare actually entails.
This week, Amisha Interviews Dr Prasanna Sooriakumaran (PS), a consultant urological surgeon. PS completed his medical training at the University of Nottingham and surgical training in the UK. He has a broad education, having completed a PhD on the topic of prostate cancer and a qualification in medical law from the university of Glasgow.
Dr Sooriakumaran is a global leader in prostate cancer care, he currently works at the UKs highest volume robotic prostate cancer centres at UCLH as well as the Princess Grace Hospital and London Bridge Hospital.
Dr Sooriakumaran established a London based clinic named Santis in 2017 and continues to be director, providing a great standard of care for patients with prostate cancer. He has been featured on numerous lists acknowledging this, including The Evening Standard’s list of London’s most influential doctors.
In this episode, you will hear about the growing role of robotics and technology in surgery, the daily life of one of the UK’s top robotic surgeons and his career pathway which includes various relocations across the globe.
In this episode Poppy and Amisha interview Dr. Ash Soni, a fully qualified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. This episode includes discussion about the main aspects of his journey.
Following medical school at Imperial College London, Dr. Soni relocated to the United States and completed a research fellowship at the world-renowned Weill Cornell’s New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
Subsequently, Dr. Soni was selected by the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the leading hospital in the United States for surgery, where he completed his intern year in General Surgery.
Dr. Soni continued his rigorous training at the University of Washington, where he specialised in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, one of the most competitive training programmes in the country.
Dr. Soni then completed a one and a half year fellowship at the prestigious Royal Marsden Hospital in London, sub-specialising in Microvascular and Oncoplastic Surgery.
Dr. Soni has recently set up his own Plastic Surgery private practice, The Soni Clinic (@thesoniclinic)
AspireMed is an online organisation that democratises access to resources useful for medical school applications. This episode gives an insight into why the organisation was set up, the importance of widening participation and medical school interview tips. Our guest speakers are Wentin, Luke and June - the founders of AspireMed.
For more resources and info follow @aspiremeduk on instagram
Dr Scarlet Nazarian is a General Surgery Specialist Registrar and Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College London. Her current area of research is focussed on the use of AI in endoscopy. Dr Nazarian runs a popular instagram page where she engages with a wide audience. This episode breaks down the stages of her career, misconceptions of a career in surgery and explains how to seek out work experience when applying to medicine. You can follow Dr Nazarian for more insights on instagram @thefemalesurgeon
In todays episode with Dr Rumbi, We delve into her alternative route into medicine, maternal health and personal challenges whilst studying and becoming a doctor. We discuss the key interview question: why medicine and not nursing? Dr Rumbi gives a real and insightful view on this question from her work as a HCA, midwife and Doctor.
In today’s episode we delve into the personal experiences of ENT surgeon in training Dr Zohaib Siddiqui. We discuss the realities of a career in surgery, training pathways and maintaining a work-life balance as a surgeon.